UCLA’s first 0-2 start since 2010 obfuscates the amount of progress accomplished in the direction of coach Chip Kelly’s plan to rebuild the program. But what is clear is that any measure of success the Bruins attain this season will heavily depend on their freshmen. A staggering 20 true and redshirt freshmen played last Saturday […]
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UCLA football hopes to continue minimizing mistakes, prepares for upcoming game
Their 0-2 record may suggest otherwise, but the Bruins have limited their mistakes so far this season. The start of the Chip Kelly era has been a slow one for UCLA football, highlighted by a last-minute home loss to Cincinnati and a road blowout to Oklahoma on Saturday. The Bruins’ third and final chance to […]
Despite loss to Oklahoma, UCLA football shows potential in early season games
NORMAN,Okla.— Baby steps. After playing in front of a sold-out crowd of over 85,000 people and entering as a 30.5-point underdog, freshman quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson had a succinct assessment of his first career start. “It was a lot better than last week,” he said. UCLA remained winless after spotting then-No. 6 Oklahoma 42 unanswered points […]
The Rundown: Sept. 10
Soccer Gabriel McCarthy, assistant Sports editor The Bruins had one more player named to national team rosters and another receive recognition. UCLA women’s soccer junior midfielder Jessie Fleming was named a 2017 Canadian U-20 Player of the Year in Ottawa, Canada this past week. She has won the award for three consecutive years. Fleming has […]
Sooners boom by Bruins as UCLA football suffers 49-21 blowout loss in Oklahoma
This post was updated Sept. 8 at 2:56 p.m. NORMAN, Okla.—The Bruins couldn’t stand up to the boom. While Oklahoma’s offense revved down the field like a sports car, true freshman quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson was bombarded left and right, and UCLA’s offense sputtered like a lemon. Coach Chip Kelly’s road debut ended on a sour […]
Battered by Sooners’ pash rush, UCLA down to Oklahoma 21-7 at halftime
NORMAN, Okla.— The offense is getting there. After a dismal showing against Cincinnati, UCLA’s offense ran more speed option and read option plays in true freshman quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson’s first career start. But the Bruins’ offensive line was unable to offer any semblance of protection for the fledgling signal caller, as No. 6 Oklahoma procured […]
Gameday predictions: UCLA vs. Oklahoma
Ryan Smith Sports editor Prediction: Oklahoma 55, UCLA 10 As much as I would love to be optimistic about Saturday’s game, there is no scenario in which I can see UCLA beating Oklahoma – not to mention on the road. Sooners quarterback Kyler Murray has already taken the nation by storm after helping Oklahoma drop […]